MONTANA QUICK FACTS MONTANA Name Montana is taken from the Spanish word montaña meaning mountain or mountainous country State Capital Helena population 29,943 Date of Statehood November 8 1889 41st state Population 1,032,949 44th-most populous state Area Total Land and Water 147,040 square miles 380,832 sq km 4th-largest state Largest City Billings population 108,869 Nicknames The Treasure State Big Sky Country Motto Oro y plata Gold and Silver State Bird Western Meadowlark 6 MONTANA
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA State Flower Bitterroot State Gemstone Sapphire and Agate State Tree Ponderosa Pine Sapphire Agate State Song Montana Highest Point Granite Peak 12,799 feet 3,901 m Ponderosa Pine Lowest Point Kootenai River 1,800 feet 549 m Average July High Temperature 81 F 27 C Record High Temperature 117 F 47 C in Medicine Lake on July 5 1937 Granite Peak Average January Low Temperature 11 F 12 C Record Low Temperature 70 F 57 C at Rogers Pass on January 20 1954 Koolenal River Average Annual Precipitation 19 inches 48 cm Number of U S Senators 2 Number of U S Representatives 1 U S Postal Service Abbreviation MT QUICK FACTS 7
MONTANA GEOGRAPHY Covering Covering 147,040 square miles 380,832 sq km Montana is the fourth-largest state in the United States It shares its northern border with Canada To the east are North Dakota and South Dakota Wyoming is to the south while Idaho is to the west The source of the Missouri River is in western Montana It flows eastward across the state until crossing into North Dakota From there the river continues southeast until eventually emptying into the Mississippi River in the state of Missouri Other major rivers in Montana include the Clark Fork and Yellowstone Rivers The beginning of the Missouri River is in Montana 8 MONTANA
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA ALBERTA CANADA SASKATCHEWAN CANADA N 0 0 100 miles 100 km 15 Missoula 90 Missouri River Great Falls MONTANA IDAHO Helena 15 94 90 Bozeman Billings 90 North Dakota South Dakota WYOMING Montana's total land and water area is 147,040 square miles 380,832 sq km It is the 4th largest state The state capital is Helena GEOGRAPHY 9
